Definitions
2. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) “bargadar” means a person who under the system generally known as adhi, barga or bhag cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share of produce of such land to that person;
(b) “barga contract” means the contract under which any land is cultivated by a person as a bargadar;
(c) “barga land” means any land under cultivation of any person as a bargadar;
(d) “family”, in relation to a person, includes such person and his wife, son, unmarried daughter, son's wife, son's son and son's unmarried daughter:
Provided that an adult or married son who has been living in a separate mess independent of his parents and pays union rate in his own name and his wife, son and unmarried daughter shall be deemed to constitute a separate family;
(e) “homestead” means a dwelling house with out-houses, tanks and enclosures immediately connected with it covering an area of not more than one standard bigha:
Provided that where such area exceeds one standard bigha, the excess land shall not be deemed to be homestead;
(f) “malik” means a person or an organisation, body or authority holding agricultural land;
(g) “owner” in relation to a barga land, means the person from whom the bargadar gets the land for cultivation under a barga contract;
(h) “personal cultivation” means cultivation by a person of his own land or barga land on his own account-
(i) by his own labour, or
(ii) by the labour of any member of his family, or
(iii) by the labour of any servant or labourer employed on wages to supplement his own labour or labour of any member of his family;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;
(j) “prescribed appellate authority” means an authority appointed by the Government, by notification in the official Gazette, for the purpose of hearing all or any of the appeals under this Ordinance, or an authority specified in the rules for such purpose;
(k) “prescribed authority” means an authority appointed by the Government, by notification in the official Gazette, for all or any of the purpose of this Ordinance, except for the purpose of hearing appeals, or an authority specified in the rules for such purposes;
(l) “produce” includes straw, stalk of any crop and any other crop residue;
(m) “rules” means rules made under this Ordinance;
(n) “rural area” means any area which is not included within a municipality.